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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters that President Trump blocked military aid to Ukraine in an effort to force the Ukrainian government to investigate the Biden family, reports... -
Clarifying the Scope of the Legal Profession’s Ethical Responsibilities: A Response to John Bies
John Bies’s Sept. 30 post (“Giuliani Cannot Rely on Attorney-Client Privilege to Avoid Congressional Testimony”) is informative but doesn’t quite explain the full scope of a lawyer’s confidentiality resp... -
Book Event on Oct. 24: Jack Goldsmith's ‘In Hoffa's Shadow’
The Hoover Institution will host a book event on Oct. 24 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., where Lawfare’s Jack Goldsmith will discuss his new book, “In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, an... -
Revisiting Legacy Restrictions on the Intelligence Community’s Handling of SIGINT Data on Non-Americans
Why are U.S. intelligence agencies still applying extraordinary safeguards to the incidentally collected communications of Chinese, Russian and Iranian citizens as well as the nationals of EU allies that... -
Gordon Sondland Appears Before House Impeachment Inquiry
Gordon D. Sondland, ambassador to the European Union, will appear on Thursday before House impeachment investigators from the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence. His ope... -
Rational Security: The 'Hand Grenades and Drug Deals' Edition
Testimony on Capitol Hill this week reveals that Rudy Giuliani was running a shadow foreign policy on Ukraine. The White House vows not to cooperate with the impeachment investigation. And Turkish forces... -
National Security Highlights from the Fourth Democratic Primary Debate
On Tuesday, CNN and the New York Times hosted the fourth debate of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, moderated by Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett and Mark Lacey. We’ve combed through the transcript fro... -
The Role of OMB in Withholding Ukrainian Aid
One of the most damning allegations in the whistleblower complaint is that President Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son by w... -
Livestream: House Foreign Affairs Hearing on the Syria Study Group
On Oct. 16, the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism hosted a hearing on recommendations for U.S. Policy with the co-chairs of the Syria Study Group following the releas... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday evening that the House will not have a full vote authorizing an impeachment inquiry into President Trump at this point, reports Politico. Pelosi added that no... -
United Nations Issues Human Rights Guidance for Law Enforcement
The Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights issued new guidance related to “less-lethal weapons” including police batons, tear gas and tasers. The document is addressed to a wide ar... -
Livestream: House Hearing on ‘Fostering a Healthier Internet to Protect Consumers’
On Oct. 16, two subcommittees of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing focusing on protecting consumers on the Internet and content moderation. The livestream and hearing memorandum a...
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